# \*pāʾil-: 'muscle of the thigh'

> Proto-Semitic *pāʾil-, 'muscle of the thigh': reflexes in 1 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*pāʾil- |
| Meaning | 'muscle of the thigh' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2584 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | fāʔil- 'muscle that starts from the hip and descends inside the femur down to the tibia'; fāʔilat- 'inner part of the piece of flesh that surrounds the tailbone and descends down to the femur' BK 2 655 | BK 2 655 |  |

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## Linked from

- [P](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/p/index.md>)

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